Government Fleet News

AUSTIN, TX - The Commission said the grant money is designed to “support the development of a network of natural gas vehicle fueling stations to serve as a foundation for a self-sustaining market for natural gas vehicles in Texas.”

FORT MYERS, FL - Lee County, Fla., fleet staff will be placing bicycle safety stickers on County vehicles and equipment as part of a community effort to promote motorist awareness of bicycles on the roadways.

LITTLE ROCK, AR - The City of Little Rock will receive $235,000 to add CNG to an existing fueling station, and an oil company will receive $235,000 to add CNG to an existing station in the City of Conway.

SAN DIEGO -The patent protects the PureForge Atomic-Forging technology as applied to a braking system, the process that uses a lightning-like effect to produce an ultra-hard and wear-resistant metal surface.

NASHVILLE, TN - Officials in Tennessee announced a series of State energy efficiency projects, including the purchase of Nissan LEAFs, as well as the new Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Program, open until March 30.

COLUMBUS, OH - Government Fleet talked to Kelly Reagan, fleet administrator for the City of Columbus, about what this shared services agreement will mean for Columbus’ fleet operation and for the municipalities that signed the agreement

BINGHAM FARMS, MI - Dynamic TCO: Fleet Edition is primarily deployed through a software as a service (SaaS) delivery model. It dynamically calculates total cost-of-ownership based on user inputs, enabling an infinite number of custom lifecycle cost queries, with the results displayed within seconds.

HOUSTON – The City of Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker has announced a new director of fleet management for the City, Kenneth Hoglund, who previously worked as the director of fleet management for Cintas Corp.

CHARLESTON, WV - Kanawha County set aside $50,000 to further the development of natural gas vehicles and is looking to convert County fleet vehicles to natural gas, according to the Charleston Daily Mail.